Jun 28, 2024
1001 Reasons Why Canned Cocktails are Getting More Attention than the Constitutional Crisis in Public Education! The annual June stroll to a stalemate in Harrisburg was in rare form this week when Senate leaders found a long list of excuses to do anything other...
Jun 28, 2024
June 28, 2024 Dear esteemed lawmakers, As you enter the final stage of budget negotiations, we write today about cyber charter sector reforms because so many members of the Senate asked us questions about the reforms included in House Bill 2370 that already have the...
Jun 14, 2024
THE POLITICAL FORECAST: SUNNY & STORMY Summer weather is shaking up Pennsylvania with heat waves and thunderstorms rolling across the state. It’s time to check the political temperature to see if it’s sunny or stormy for children and teens in the...
May 17, 2024
JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court ruling, a decision that advanced equality and justice in America’s education system. The fight for justice in education continues today here in...
Apr 26, 2024
Testimony Presented to the Philadelphia City Council School Board Confirmations By Symbol Lai, Philadelphia Mobilization and Policy Director, Children First PA April 25, 2024 Hello! My name is Symbol Lai. I’m here for Children First. I’m here to testify in support...
Apr 26, 2024
GOOD THINGS HAPPEN WITH K-12 FUNDING At our press conference today on K-12 education funding, Pottstown Superintendent Stephen Rodriguez (far right in photo) presented exciting improvements in his district because of increased state funding. It inspired us so...